Simply if you thought films have been getting shorter comes two epics, which have future occasions.

S S Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Epic, which mixes the 2 blockbuster movies, runs at three hours and 44 minutes.

Now, the makers of Pushpa are additionally planning to combine the two blockbusters, The Rise and The Rule.

We have a look at the longest Hindi films by means of the years, and apparently, most of them have achieved properly.

Swades (2004)
Runtime: 3 hours, half-hour

Certainly one of Shah Rukh Khan’s finest movies, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.

Do Read: The column that inspired Swades.

 

Khoon Pasina (1977)
Runtime: 3 hours, minutes

A traditional Amitabh Bachchan-Shashi Kapoor motion drama about two associates separated in childhood who reunite to combat injustice. Filled with Seventies-style heroism, emotion, and punchy dialogues, it’s masala cinema at its finest.

 

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
Runtime: 3 hours half-hour

Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in Karan Johar’s model of cinema.

What’s to not love?

 

What’s Your Raashee? (2009)
Runtime: 3 hours 31 minutes

We love Priyanka Chopra however 12 variations of her in a single film might get an excessive amount of.

That is in all probability why her quirky romantic comedy along with her then rumoured boyfriend Harman Baweja didn’t discover any takers.

 

Saudagar (1991)
Runtime: 3 hours 33 minutes

Directed by Subhash Ghai, Saudagar introduced collectively legends Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar in a strong story of pleasure and reconciliation. This was additionally Manisha Koirala’s debut movie.

 

Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Runtime: 3 hours 34 minutes

Ashutosh Gowariker’s historic about Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan) and Princess Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai) was a imaginative and prescient of grandeur, accompanied by A R Rahman’s impactful music.

 

Salaam-e-Ishq (2007)
Runtime: 3 hourrs 36 minutes

Years earlier than anthologies grew to become standard on OTT, Nikkhil Advani weaved one for the massive display screen. Six tales, all that includes A-listers, have fun the chaos and wonder of affection.

 

Mohabbatein (2000)
Runtime: 3 hours 36 minutes

Aditya Chopra pit Shah Rukh Khan’s idealism towards Amitabh Bachchan’s self-discipline in a transferring story of youthful ardour and values.

 

Khatarnaak (1990)
Runtime: 3 hours 43 minutes

An action-packed crime drama starring Sanjay Dutt as a small-time criminal caught in an internet of loyalty, revenge, and redemption. The movie additionally starred Farah Naaz, Tabu’s older sister.

 

Lagaan (2001)
Runtime: 3 hours 44 minutes

Aamir Khan shared the display screen with 10 different actors to make such impactful cinema that Lagaan went on to win an Oscar nomination.

 

Sangam (1964)
Runtime: 3 hours 58 minutes

Raj Kapoor’s first movie in color, Sangam is a love triangle between Vyjanyanthimala, Rajendra Kumar and RK. Here is one of many causes why this film is a must watch.

 

Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Runtime: 4 hours 4 minutes

Raj Kapoor’s formidable three-act movie, Mera Naam Joker was his riskiest and but, the one closest to his coronary heart.

 

LOC: Kargil (2003)
Runtime: 4 hours quarter-hour

J P Dutta documented the courageous tales of the troopers through the 1999 Kargil warfare, that includes a mess of actors.

His analysis was detailed — apparently, he had round 200 notebooks with handwritten notes on the warfare in addition to about 26 conferences with the useless troopers’ households and with the military to get the small print proper, and it confirmed within the movie’s size. Read more about it here.

 

Tamas (1988)
Runtime: 4 hours 58 minutes

Written and directed by Govind Nihalani, this practically five-hour epic stands as one in every of Hindi cinema’s strongest reflections on the Partition of India. The movie was aired as a six-part tv collection on Doordarshan.

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